Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
Volume 86, Issue 5 , Pages 474-480 , November 2001

The effect of thermocycling on the fracture toughness and hardness of core buildup materials

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☆ This research was supported by a 1995 Tylman Research Grant and received the second place Tylman competition award at the American Academy of Fixed Prosthodontics 46th Annual Scientific Session, Chicago, Ill., February 1997. A poster abstract of the research was presented at the 74th General Session of the American Association for Dental Research, San Francisco, Calif., March 1996.

☆☆ aPrivate Practice, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

★ bAssociate Professor and Director, Graduate Prosthodontics.

★★ cAssociate Professor, Division of Dental Biomaterials.

♢ dAssociate Professor and Head, Division of Prosthodontics.

♢♢ Reprint requests to: Dr William W. Nagy, Director, Graduate Prosthodontics, Marquette University School of Dentistry 334, PO Box 1881, Milwaukee, WI 53201-1881, Fax: (414)288-6516, E-mail: william.nagy@marquette.edu

PII: S0022-3913(01)80919-7

doi: 10.1067/mpr.2001.120110

Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
Volume 86, Issue 5 , Pages 474-480 , November 2001

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